It’s time to get serious about multiplayer in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2. Ranked play arrives with the start of Call of Duty Season 2, which kicks off on February 15. Treyarch has lifted the curtain on its new iteration of the multiplayer game’s competitive ranked mode, which it says offers more rewards and a smarter system for knowing where you are. land on the ladder.
Ranked mode in Modern Warfare 2 is a 4v4 multiplayer mode that will unlock at level 16. Once you get there, all weapons and attachments will automatically unlock in the mode, so no one will have access to reserved gear to other players.
For Hardpoint, the ranking includes Al Bagra Fortress, Hotel Breenbergh, Embassy, Mercado Las Almas, and Zarqwa Hyrdoelectric in its map pool. Search and Destroy takes place at Al Bagra Fortress, Hotel Breenbergh, El Asilo, Embassy, and Mercado Las Almas. Control matches will take place at Al Bagra Fortress, Hotel Breenbergh and El Asilo.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Divisions
The new ranked mode has a total of eight skill splits. From lowest to highest these are bronze, silver, gold, platinum, diamond, crimson, iridescent and top 250. Each skill split under iridescent has three levels or subdivisions to work through . Players hit iridescent with a skill rating of 10,000, and the top 250 division is exactly what it sounds like: the top 250 players above 10,000 SR. This year, you’ll be able to see the team affiliation of any Call of Duty League pro in this Top 250 leaderboard.
There are a few rules you will need to follow when creating squads in ranked mode. Bronze to Platinum players can team up without restriction, but Diamond and Crimson ranked players can only team up with other players in two skill divisions. Iridescent and Top 250 players can only party with players from the same division.
Your SR score is based on your wins and losses during the season: winning matches grants more SR and losing decreases it. However, there are a few exceptions: you won’t lose SR if a teammate quits or disconnects during a match, but you can still earn SR if your team manages to win anyway.
Along with skill splits, there are 50 ranks to work through, with unique rewards for hitting specific milestones. You will also get rewards at the end of the season based on the highest skill division you have played this season.
Check out our recommendations for the best MW2 FTAC Recon gear and the best MW2 TAQ-M gear for some ideas on how to optimize your gear for the upcoming ranked match season in Modern Warfare 2.